Jabez, you sound great and right on track. Good work. I can relate to what you're doing. I've been singing more and more around town, even if it's just karaoke, to meet people, have fun singing and the kudos are nice too. Then I'm also slowly getting into acting, taking a class soon with some director here in NYC.
I believe following your passions and interests not only enhances one as a person but since it makes one's life more interesting and unique, serves to possibly make their life attractive and appealing to the WAS, who then seeing these shiny new things may get curious and want to come closer and be a part of the fun.
The contacts you initiate are exactly along the lines of the possible types of contacts I espoused to Sportster. Just have to be careful though that a "chance" encounter taking out the garbage, for instance doesn't, become obvious.